SafeRide

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Spring break update

During spring break, the SafeRide shuttles are scheduled to run on a holiday schedule. These holiday schedules will run from Monday, March 25, through Friday, March 29. SafeRide routes will be replaced with the Campus-Boston and Somerville-Brookline holiday routes from 6PM-11PM daily. After 11PM, the SafeRide Boston East will resume its regular route until 1AM.

Extended Hours

Thanks in part to great rider feedback, the extended hours for the Boston East fixed-route SafeRide shuttle piloted in the fall will continue; that shuttle will operate until 1:00 AM during the academic year. The Parking & Transportation Office has also extended Tech Shuttle service to 11:00 PM, which means in addition to the SafeRide shuttles that already circulate around campus in the evening hours, a Tech Shuttle will also be running.

The Parking & Transportation Office operates MIT's safety shuttle service, known as SafeRide. SafeRide provides a safe means of transportation at night within and around the MIT campus and to some Boston neighborhoods where MIT students live. This is a free service and is available to all members of the MIT community who have an MIT Kerberos account.

SafeRide operates two schedules: a regular schedule when classes are in session and a holiday/summer schedule. Hours of operation are from 6 PM to 2:30 AM Sunday through Wednesday and 6 PM to 3:30 AM Thursday through Saturday.

SafeRide shuttles switch from a fixed-route to an OnDemand mode at 11 PM each night. Please note that “last call” for an on-demand ride will be 15 minutes before the end of service. Also note that the Boston East fixed-route shuttle has been extended and now operates until 1 AM daily during the academic year.

Schedule overview

SafeRide Mode

Sun-Wed

Thurs-Sat

Fixed-route mode

6 PM – 11 PM*

6 PM – 11 PM*

OnDemand mode

11 PM – 2:30 AM
Note: Last call 2:15 AM

11 PM – 3:30 AM
Note: Last call 3:15 AM

*Please note: The Boston East fixed-route shuttle operates until 1 AM daily during the academic year.

How OnDemand works

During the OnDemand mode, instead of waiting at a shuttle stop, members of the MIT community who need a safe ride can use the TransLoc Rider mobile app or online service to request a pickup and drop-off at locations within the designated SafeRide zone. In OnDemand mode, a 14-passenger van will provide door-to-door transportation similar to Uber or Lyft.

Please note that inclement weather, vehicle maintenance, and heavy traffic conditions may affect the times listed on the schedules.

The SafeRide vehicles are driven by employees of our parking and transportation vendor, SP+, who maintain direct communication with the SafeRide Office and the MIT Police.

The SafeRide service has designated a wheelchair-accessible vehicle for each route. These vehicles are available on-call to anyone who requires this service during the scheduled hours.

OnDemand mode

A rider requests a pickup at a location within the pickup zone via the TransLoc Rider app or online service. Shuttles travel to in-zone locations as requested by riders. No set pickup times, no set route. Shuttle goes where needed, when needed within the designated zone.

When you login to the app or program, bypass the “username / password / create account” fields and choose “MIT Transit” from the list of universities. Note: To connect correctly with MIT’s OnDemand service, you should always login by choosing “MIT Transit” instead of entering a username and password.